Today I went through my modest collection of vinyl records. Not to listen to. Not even to sort or alphabetize or chronologize or even to sell. I went through my records for a project that will involve mounting said records on one wall in our living room. E and I had discussed, vaguely, the idea […]

Pirates

There hasn’t been much on this blog of late.  That’s primarily because, in the topsy-turvy world of Upstart Blogger/Ashley Morgan, there hasn’t been much going on.  Sure I could comment on the 4 different name changes his “rec…

What’s the next big thing in themes right now? Theme frameworks. Everyone is doing it. WooThemes has their own core framework, StudioPress has Genesis, now MojoThemes has partnered with Themify to use that as their own in-house framework. Plus there’s themes that can be used as frameworks all over the place, from Builder to Justin… (read more)

We got a new bug “house” a few days ago.  It’s a clear plastic box with a lid shaped like a roof that lets air in.  It has a handle for easy transport of newly made insect friends.  Both Gavin and Lilah were very excited and immediately wanted to catch something in the new bug […]

One Shot ft. Eliza Dushku (by freddiew) Impressive indie short film.  Plus, they got @elizadushku? Holy crap!

Sometime before the world was supposed to end in earthquakes and fire I decided to make a playlist to commemorate the event.  No, actually I was just inspired by the #myraptureplaylist meme that @neilhimself started on Twitter and HuffPo’s Rapture playlist (most of which doesn’t appear on mine).  The majority of this mixtape was compiled […]

Yesterday, all my sites were down for almost the entire day. Probably longer, actually. The issue stemmed from a server resource spike that started sometime in the afternoon on the previous day. Whatever caused the spike caused the process to hang indefinitely. Attempts to reboot the server did not succeed (despite the DreamHost backend telling […]

    Gavin is weeks away from the end of Kindergarten!  He has made incredible progress this year, keeping up with his class and gaining his voice.  He is reading!  Before this year I wondered how far away reading was for him, and one day in winter I realized he was already there.    The […]

Zero Charisma This film looks fantastic.  You can help them make it.

This sunny colored template is for those like me who are longing for spring. With warmth and sunlit afternoons just around the corner now, my thoughts are filled with budding trees, birdsongs, the scent of fresh grass clippings and splashes of vivid flowers painting the winter scene with renewal. This design is all Spring… a… (read more)

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